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. I'-e Ly-piOuacts of the
1 Cv'.tlration in Faison
l t'tis week, was to
, 3 te yople of the
aLwidy well-know Unp--ry
1. E'flvens as the
ior of Korth Carolina.
j t "d CI server ' in the
r lama "Under the
' t treated
i as c r
v : ose star Cash- Itae-county
. . " cc " ?e to tlie a
1 :.ip of the Am
J ::Ir j the Hoover
i r 1 then drccd
.'j cf law practice
. ' ' al l-';j-shots will
i touay Cat Xlen
i U Vie. only national
r i tlie- iiion who
' 1. rollticaily some
' e 1.ps been Cov
'i C ina, and the
'.(.fa Lciriannaire in
t : -y
did "was
sj L-est'-.ey
i i jy ays tLis
tut it has
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E'ts screamed, motorcycles
rcr 1, horns blew, banp flew,
r'TrKibnul' 1 forth,
av k .at. ' a toad JL.L.cade
emvoi in Tal .on Tuesday morn-
' s vi.'' in holiday mood
v .t i if vL.. It to the . colonial
iLjie of llrs. Marshall ViUiams,
! .' ere d'nitaries gathered on the
' ....s f t a to address
praise of;
lihCtiv" au: 'prlandEu
"n County ii rn' r. Eon. It
J. Jwlinson ric.Lt.i t'. z speak-
CIS,
1 mhom were L'rs.
Ifai:
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m Owens of Faison, Eon. streaming forth toward an enor
v"r?, CM,nibioner cf moos pile of fine melons on . tbe
e V. Terr Scott, . Carl 'lawn of ltnW0W.itiPr$
cf "h, Erfjja&ier- j As soon as the unfinished busi-
IIuCI.)..ky, of Fort rag,ness of demolishing the pile f of
anl I
vernor Hocy. Host-of the
sr cL s were broadcast over EBCirens screamed, motorcycles roared,
After de speechet and presen-
tation of officials and dignitaries'
juia2-iLM.::LTc:4 cc:ducts
SUFi
Honorable Xnther Hamilton,: of
Eorehed City, recency err0'11
to the t-E'Ti .by Covernor Eoey,
conducted Caperior Court in Een-
l'r. s"sv;"3 for the first te. Jp;t
r r tf,.H'! enuus3asucaky re-
s: "Certain observ- cieved by fiie members of the bar
'1 ret be surprLlcg and of &e Grand Jury. Be made a
u for Ecnry tev-1 food impression on the people of
Cases tried under Judge Eamil-,;J.
ton v. ere: " l
Andrew Epioer,v charged wit3v
larceny and recieving. Case dismis- J
sed. I
Katliew Eavid Bryant plead guil
ty to cLare of assault wiui a ueao
!n:', we, r hit and m Hriv. r
in?, and oneraCn? an automobile '
without proper brakes or adrivr !
er's license. Sentenced to six mori'
thi on' the roads, suspended a
coclition of good behavior, audi
rvment of 5 dollars fine and
,t vear cou'.l hard-1 costs. , . S
Tf:sive. r t llenrv' .Hoses Jones, chanred with as-J
j b y that he has a -sault with a deadly weapon and.
v a to -Tandy Gra-1 hit, and run driving.
t, in a caTjaijn he missed. T " '
"e'to draw 8v;port . Lester ' Bagwell, charged with
e factiors which split housebreaking and larceny. Not
teen Iloey and Kb--guilty. " r, ."''',
, -r. ' , v" Boosevelt --Peterson, - charged
, - i i, iwith lurHary. plead eniltv-to
'OUTAim .Iforcle trespass. Sentenced to 12
i months on the road, suspended
Qrial the ' on i condition of eood behavior
Ala lave been -and payment of cots. - .
iIlviJualism,. Jajws TenneL Tavid Huffman,
ad Tiurman Ctallings charged, tampthe Courthouse and CKic
with manslaughter. Case dismis-, and found them all in good
s.d. . ' - v -' '
Jiihn Jackson,' - attempted rape.
1'1 pros. - - ',,.
Icrry Hoore, arson, ; Eol pros
v I 1 -ve. . . N
Ilrt Best, forgery. Continu
al - ' ', . - ,'
r"..'s Co?y and. Eoland H.
", Lc;t,rer.L!r j and larceny.
v.rs s::..cnced to tae state
- T" ' " -v f:r 2 1-2 years. Cas-
ii s ca roaos.
j I '.orson, chaed with
y ar l recieving and oper
a c.r viLil intoxicated.
c M. . ' i
. "," r-r. assault
v j i ui.Ii intent
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a representative of the negroes of
North Carolina presented, . Henry
L. Elevens of ,v Warsaw ,. witH ' a
lare watermelon, bearing a note:
"To the next Governor of , North
Carolina," as a token of their es
teem. , i
Miss Charlotte Williams, grand
daughter ofMrs. Marshall Williams,-
then delighted the assembly
with a fine rendition of several
old southern songs ana an Italian
love song;, tcki':'
Officials and justiplain specta
tors answered the ''invitation to
Willi-'partake of a watermelon feast by
watermelons had been finished, sfc
brass horns blared forth, and the
Cotton Boad IBotorcade moved on
toward Clinton.
COURT SESSION
years and payment of eosts.
- Anni - Tmr " McCnllen
rranted a divorce from J; Walter
McCuUen on grounds of adultry,
dren.
Bertha Mae ; Kornegay ': was
granted a divorce from Henry W.
Kornegay on grounds of abandon
ment, .j&i;')2& ;
D.' Johneon, r charged witn
abandonment. Case : continued.
- Gardener Hatcher, false preten
Case oontinued. ."f- "5ri
Harry Anderson, aiding and a-
betting in larceny. Case Continu
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vE0BT3 CAB01DIA, ' in'the
SUP'SSIOB COBBT 'M.
"0DP1IN COUSTT,-
JD1T
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TO THE H03J0BABLE rLDTS
-,KEX HAMILTOa, JVBQE PEE-
SIErtj i
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We, the Grand 4. Jnry; at the
Case di'July Term, 1937 t Duplia: Sup
erior Court, hereby respectfully
submit the following report con
cerning our transactions during
said term: r&?'-.&
V We have found 21 true Bills,
and returned 2 not true Bills, and
returned 4 bills not passed on, on
j account of absence of the witnes-
;JIM ano- made-l presentment. ;' ::
We have visited the ..county
Jail County Home, .the Prison
condition.-. w. -ir-.v
. The floor in the Clerk's office
is concrete, and is hare, and we
recommend that a good grade of
lineoleuim toe put on it in order
to help appearance, and make it
more comfortable and less noisy.
We find, at the County Home
plenty of chickens, hogs, meat,
corn, canned .fruits,' etc., two
mules and two milk cows. j.
We also i recommend that the
grand Jury for our Oct. Term, 19
3? inspect each school - bus be
longing to our county system of
schools and see that they are in
first class condition - in all re
spects. , ' Bespectfully .submitted,
B. I, WELLS, Foreman of Grand
J.try
I' '.i; 'pr ITcLendon. Senretarv of
jurari Jury.
r liiij of camlvorovi
i ii t a f . h of r ' t snl
1 e t ' t r h aa f h
t r ; rf
Secretary of the Lumberton Cham
ber of Commerce and Agriculture.
lit. Eankin YBob) as he Vbet-
ter known to business rinen and
aTrZJZJrZT
hi. .VjT. '
and his efforts wire crowned with
, " . 5 " - 1
,much success. Bob is a. wideawake
WDacoonist and it generally cred
ited as being one of the best mar
ket supervisors to be found 'any-
here.:t!";;f? 0 y,: ,
Mr. Bankin is a native of Beids
ville,' being; raised on a farm near
.that town: For several yean he
jimedja ttcretary of the
Beids-
villa Chamber of Commeroe."Be-
ed torn Whiteville market for one
season
COUNTx BAR nonnrgwpff i H :U 1 ndCT1)le advertMing thra aews
JUDGE LUTHEB HAMILTON Cf hejf SenoiM White-
NOBTH CAROLINA
DUPLIN COUNTY" :
.. RESOLUTION
WHEREAS. HonoraJble Lather
1 superior Court, was assigned to
noia the Jniy criminal Tern of
Duplin Superior Count. .' -
' AND WHTiRKA.V Jndge Ham
ilton has presided with learning
dignity - and dispatch and many
eases disposed of, the Jail cleared
and tne work of the Court per
formed in a highly satisfactory
manner.' And " whereas . the Bar
feels that the marked - ability of
Judge Hamilton should be called
to the attention of the public and
tne press. rQf-tr-
Now. therefore, be it resolved
that the Bar of Dfuplin County do
now go on record highly conunen
ding Judge Hamilton and expres
sing its appreciation to ' him for
the manner in which he has eon-
ducted this term and at the same
ftime thanking, the Got. for hav
ing assigned Jum to hold said
term, j , i
? Let a copy of this resolution be
sent to the Governor, one to the
press and one to be spread on the
minutes of this, court
Unanimously passed by the Bar
on ttus 30th day of July, .1937.
, , It. A. Beasley
Chairman. of the Bar
-" B.' D. Johnson
Secretary of Bar
WARSAW COY
FLAC2S TillD
LNCOrOESTr
; A public speaking contest was
the feature of t! e d Vs r-pram
at 1ie State Ccrventu cf Fature
Farmers of Aareiioa, nhich met in
TMr- VTedncsIay, July 21. Ro
bert Lahore, represcntinj this
f 4 :t, l"nw as t';e Coastal
1. j L-'.t, iLLi l'ace
outtf afl-'lof 8c-r Vj.
f - on tie snl; ct, "We
r e T ' r," you'-r IlacLmore
J
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GZEAT AUDITIOKS IN FIOOB
SPACE AND EXPECTATIONS
01 KOBE BUYEES SET FOBTE
AS ATTBACTI0NS-.5 r -
The' border tobacco ' markets,
led bv Whiteville, lumberton and
Fairmont, open their doors totte'
tobacco farmers of the state' Mon
day, August 10th, to begin a sear
son which they belive will prove
to be the largest and best in the
history of the marketsv':;:.:vi;',
; Crops in the border belt are ex
cellent, and a heavy yield is ex
pected. The warehousemen have1
been preparing to handle the to-t.
of the state for months, and are in'
position to handle more tobacco
with greater ease than ever ' be
fore. Additional floor space ihasjr
been added by thousands of square)
feet. More buyer are expected, ev-'
erything points to a successful;
Seasoned warehousemen have stat- j
ed that although they are expeot-'
ing an unsusally heavy crop from'
the entire state, acoording to aU
Hndintinn tnhtusnn will aril immI
Some other State! have not been
I OV W1UI F W1G1I : VtVUB. - wiu
m-. InAba 24-1. rr Alt.j.. J
lucky with f their crops,
the tobacco manufacturers did not'Pp ' ffJ TNTTV
bnv much snrnlna tobaooa last -F VV VrVlwlN I I
buy much surplus : tobacoo : last
jea'r''':T,'?'
Pre-season activity
MS Been'
greater this year than ever before,
which is a good : indication that
everyone is expecting a good sea-
son; As usual they are looking for-
ward to a great deal of tobacoo
owning from this. section, and are
inf it In order to acquaint jotten
with the enthusiasm prevalent in
Ifaeir .territory there has been oon-
run ctcu auuig so u Hi w f quip
a sedan with a loudspeaker . and
form a motorcade which traveled
over many parts of the state, :
The feehnes of the people in
the entire. border belt are probab
ly summarised by the r statement
of an outstanding Whiteville citi-
sen, We. are just a large - com
munity of 4,800- plain, old-fashioned,
God-fearing people. Ton
will find a hearty welcome to vis
it, live, sell, or buy. The town is
yours and we are anxious to serve
Annual County
Home Dinner
. The Annual County Home din
ner was given Monday at 1:00 in
the shade of the i trees - on ' the
County Home lawn, Duplin Coun
ty officers, the members of the
Health and Welfare departments,
tae Mayor of xenansviUe, the lo
cal pastor and former members of
the! Board of County Commission
ers were special guests at the din-.
aer; ;i -mm
The meal was prepared at the
County Home and consisted of fri
ed chicken, '. boiled ham,; potato
salad, slaw, corn on cob,' pickles,
iced tea, Elberta peaches and wa
termelons. The gnests were ereet-
ed by the ladies of the Welfare de-
partment, the superintendent ' of
the County Home; and some of the
wives of the county officials. The
initial greeting consisted xof i
glass of ice cold pineapple Juice.
magi "In recent peeoh; Mrs.
is the working man.. The fanner
has been forgotten as the working
man, sne paid tribute to him."
Awards were made to the win
ncrs by the Barref Co, manufact
urers of American Arcadian r Ni
trate of Soda., ' ", -.
Blackmore said that the compe
tition was the strongest ' he - had
encountered, and that he belived
tlie essays to be improving vastly
every year, t '. "X ' a
8!-FaUnr. LoadM Cottoaa -
C'n-Mtlng was a Loodoo custom
In fc e Seventeenth century, when
a ! a was lilrad to eat bread dir
) ; f arl te "ear away t
u ica'i i'j. , '
lOruin Utters His
(Last Growl .V;-
These Beulaville people ; don't
like to eat the same old thing
over and over, at least that is
what their actions teem to indi-'
cate. They got out Wednesday
afternoon and got a bear, eut
faun upland - divided him and
the whole community staged a
bear feast. i .
-Fact of the matter is they did
not have to hunt the bear up.
He hunted up a corn" field and
the owner called Paul Parker
of Quinn and Parker's store and
asked him to come and do tome
thing about it Mr. Parker and
Mr. Bradahaw got their trusty
guns, a few dogs, and set about
(Jie business of ridding the com
munity of atutet-i'
ivOhased him all the way down
to about two miles below Piney
Green, and Mr. Parker shot the
daylights out of ? him. Be got
the skin and a bear steak for
his troubles.
Mr. Parker says that he does-
n't know himself, but some say
that the 'bear .weighed about
300 .pounds. That's right ' much
bear, enougb to afford several
bear steaks foe several people. "
:': It k to be hoped that most of
us are satisfied with pork, and
are willing to leave bears alone. :
Sometimes guns dont fire the
first time you pull the trigger.
TVPUriiri ft I Mli
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I ATFQ flI7i7M
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A K A " " WA W AA,
There wfll be free dinks for
. Then
tvnhoid vamination held An th
following dates at the designated Header's Digest the other day
places. Due to vaccinations and'whtca might be applied to the
other - improvements,' including writing of columns such at this, to
better sanitation, Duplin has hadi: "Speeches are like tjaUea,
only one case of typhoid fever this eu7 conceive bat hard to da-
,eiitMiMV
1 Monday, August 9th, 18th, 23d:
- P. M.-KallsvUle, 1:30. Beula
vflle, 2:30i Sarecta, 3:00; Freeley
Smith's Store; 3:30; Grady school
4:00; Outlaw school, 5:00; Scott's
Store, 5:30.
Tuesday, August 10th, 17th and
24th: .,j
A. M Warsaw, 10:00; Bow
den. 10:30: Faiutn. ll:SO-P. .W
CaivBso. 2:00: Beantanona. 3 s I
00; Reeve's Store, 4:00.- j
Thursday, August 12th, 19th.
aad26th:
A. M. Wallace, 9:3$; Teachey,
10:30; Bosehill,. 11:00; Smith's
Store 11:30; Register's Store, 12
00 Noom P. M Magnolia, 2:30
Charity, 3:15; Jerry Teachey's
Store, 3:30; Chinquapin, 4:30;
Jackson's store, 5:30.
Southerland Clan
Hold Reunion in
Kencinsville
The fifth annual meeting of the
Southerland - (Sutherland) - clan
was held in Kenans ville at the
high school auditorium on Thurs
day, August 5. .
; The program began at 11 :00 a.
m. when President Lawrence Sou
therland called the meeting to or
der. After a song and prayer busi
ness was taken ap and disposed of.
a row caii or tne family was
made, and afterwards the gather
ing relaxed to enjoy entertainment
by talented members of the clan.
The highlight of the program
came with lunch, which was en
joyed by alL After lunch the meet
ing waso again called to order for
recognition of visitors and out-of
county members followed by an
other period of entertainment, t r
" The meeting has always been
successful, and acoording to all
reports that success will be re
peated and improved upon this
year; ''.)
' tapsttaat Bnmpa m Bead
Throe bumps which ' are best
merely moderate in ain, saya a
tihrMologUt m London Answars
Magashie, are those on both aUae
of the head between the crown and
the ears. Those embrace optlmlam,
faith, end a love of the bMutlaiL
If too fctcVjr developed,' they uf
geat a Iron content to lot things
drift, betivtng that averythmg will
turn out all right without any . es
To HS-UEVE C7
NotToOEUEVj:
' - v by hngk maxweU .
YEfJSER, boys win be boys i Fla- ,
viut Williamson, electrician and
radio repairman, of Pink EiU, '
went eut to MaxweU's Mill Sua- -day
with a motor he had picked '
up. somewhere, attached it to a
boat, and proceeded to lend, the
whole community into ecstatic Joy
with hit antics. . .
KEPT on ta night, and pros
ably wouldn't have stopped then
if he hadn't dipped in the boat
and broken the nails on both big ;
toes. v;; "vX
THEN quietly home and to bed
cussing
TH18 probablv shouldn't be
told, but it seems too good tokeep
from you, gentle readers. '
iAST week in Superior Court
one of our . dusky brethren, 'by .
name Henry Johnson,, was being.
tried on a charge of breaking and
entering and larceny of 43 cents.
He plead not guilty. ' '
AN officer took . the stand,
"Tour honor, this boy called to
me from a JaOhouse window and .
said that hit conscience was hurt-:
ing him and he wanted to plead
guilty to the charge."
, "What about that, Henry F ask
ed the Judge. ' ' ' '
"I PLEAD guflty, J hener,"
Henry retorted, "bat not became -my
conscience hurt me. The bogs
in that Jail was biting me ee bed
I wanted to get out even if I had
to go to the road.
HE went!
SAW an interesting passage la
TOT know all these society
pages to be found in the Sunday .
papers. Well pall year chair ap
a little closer just hetween you
and me, dont yea-' think tteV
could find pictures of better-looking
girls for we working men to
took at on our day off 1 :
AND, by the way, what in the
world are people doing still bay-
ing so many tobacco flues! Using
them for the kitchen
stove or
something T
Unidentified
Car Burns
A Chevrolet sedan, 1984 model,
belonging to person or persons un
known, burned oa the portion of
the Kenansville to Kinsto high-'
way in Goshen swamp, ,, about I
miles from Kenansville, WtdW
uynight. ..
The ear was f oaad by passers-
by about 10:00 at night, burning
rapuuy. jto one was in or about it
the big. brass horns blared forth,
claimed. The fire seemed to have
started in the front end of the
car, inside the body.
Willard Westbrook, who runs a
filling station nearby, stayed by
the oar for some time, watting for
the fire to die down enough to al
low the car to be moved from the
highway. It had been driven part-'
ly off the road onto the eight
shoulder, but the biasing rear end
was on the highway. White he was
there no person .approached the
auto who knew how the fire start
ed or to whom It belonged. t
" Within a mile of the place an
unidentified automobile was burn
ed several years ago. .
Freak
Watermelon
A freak of -aatare ia the
form of a double watermelon
is oa display in the window of
Xoy't Cash Store fa Jacksoa-A
-ville. The meka ls of tte Tom -
Watsoa variety, aad evea the -'7 !' . -
" woo mmu, wars
..are two diitiiut nin . ' :
d along one enUre side. Tae'
contained wewht.ia m k
lbs. Those who twin 'aa h.
eloi eay thaili'the enly
they have ever tees sta Vt-'i
ten, owner, ; jkni to " C y"
the melon at- several .r ,y ;
and district fairs tlii t-i
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